North Coast Limited
1911

Owner Comments:

The 1911 is one of the underrated Philadelphia issues from the teens which are often overlooked by collectors. With an original mintage of 197,350 the 1911 Saint is more common than its brethren from 1912 through 1915, though this issue becomes very difficult in grades higher than MS-62. Akers in his definitive work rates this issue R-5 (very scarce) in MS-60 to MS-62, moving to a low R-6 (rare) in MS-63 to an R-7 (very rare) above that grade. This coin like many issues of this date is sharply struck with very nice detail in Liberty’s head, though there is some weakness in the hand and torch. The surfaces are slightly granular and frosty, but the luster leaves a little to be desired, however it is better than many I’ve seen in both higher and lower grades. Many times this issue will exhibit below average luster and an overall dull appearance.

There were also many important events in 1911, including the first Indianapolis 500 race on May 30, and a collision between the RMS Olympic (sister ship to the RMS Titanic) and Royal Navy cruiser HMS Hawke outside Southampton on September 20. E.J. Smith who was Captain of the Olympic during the accident, went on to captian the RMS Titanic on her ill-fated maiden voyage the next year. Unlike her two unfortunate sister ships, Titanic and Brittanic, Olympic survived the accident and went on to serve a long career until she was withdrawn from service in 1935 and later scrapped.